BIS Certification Not Required Where Shipment Predated Quality Control: CESTAT quashes Penalty On Import of Stainless Steel Coils [Read Order]
The bench of the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, Ahmedabad, set aside the order of confiscation and penalty relating to the...
![Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/30/250x150_2092700-freight-forwarder-cestat-service-tax-principal-for-goods-exported-taxscan.webp "Freight Forwarder Not Liable for Service Tax When Acting as Principal for Goods Exported Outside India: CESTAT [Read Order]")
Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]
The Allahabad Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) ruled that a sub-contractor is not liable to pay service tax when the principal contractor has already...
![Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/27/500x300_2091502-demand-service-tax-scn-cestat-taxscan.webp "Sub-contractor Not Liable for Service Tax When Principal Contractor Has Already Paid on the Entire Contract Value: CESTAT [Read Order]")
VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]
In a recent case, the Delhi High Court upheld the observation of the adjudicating authority that Value Added Tax ( VAT) Act, 2005 and Finance Act, 1994 are disparate in character and the demand...
![VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/26/500x300_2091337-delhi-high-court-vat-act-and-finance-act-st-3-returns-taxscan.webp "VAT Act and Finance Act are Disparate in Character, Demand based on difference in value between WCT Returns and ST-3 Returns is invalid: Delhi HC [Read Order]")
Penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of Finance Act cannot be Imposed Simultaneously: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 76 [Read Order]
In a recent ruling, the Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad Bench, has ruled that penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of the Finance Act, 1994 cannot be imposed...
![Penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of Finance Act cannot be Imposed Simultaneously: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 76 [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2091004-penalties-under-sections-finance-act-cestat-taxscan.webp "Penalties under Sections 76 and 78 of Finance Act cannot be Imposed Simultaneously: CESTAT sets aside Penalty u/s 76 [Read Order]")
Service Tax on Marketing of Film Songs on Sony Music: Supreme Court likely hear Matter on Next Month [Read Judgement]
The Supreme Court is likely to hear the issue of the levy of service tax on the marketing and promotion of film songs on Sony Music Entertainment India Private Limited next month. The tentative...
![Service Tax on Marketing of Film Songs on Sony Music: Supreme Court likely hear Matter on Next Month [Read Judgement]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/25/500x300_2090983-service-tax-sony-music-entertainment-india-private-limited-film-songs-taxscan.webp "Service Tax on Marketing of Film Songs on Sony Music: Supreme Court likely hear Matter on Next Month [Read Judgement]")
Relief to SBI, Refund u/s 11B of Excise Act can be Claimed within One Year from Date of Payment: Karnataka HC [Read Order]
The High Court of Karnataka in ruling in favour of SBI has held that the refund under section 11B of Excise Act can be claimed within one year from date of payment. The respondent-revenue is...
![Relief to SBI, Refund u/s 11B of Excise Act can be Claimed within One Year from Date of Payment: Karnataka HC [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090510-2062340-cestat-service-tax-demand-sbi-taxscan.webp "Relief to SBI, Refund u/s 11B of Excise Act can be Claimed within One Year from Date of Payment: Karnataka HC [Read Order]")
Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]
The Delhi Bench of Customs,Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal ( CESTAT ) ruled that commissions paid by Indian Railways to overseas agents for selling Indrail passes before 1 October 2012...
![Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/24/500x300_2090341-gst-council-meeting-gst-council-gst-exemption-for-railway-indian-railways-gst-news-taxscan.webp "Commissions Paid by Indian Railways Before 1 October 2012 Not Subject to Service Tax: CESTAT Quashes Order [Read Order]")
“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]
The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai, has ruled that cement and steel items used in the construction and erection of a cement grinding plant qualify as inputs...
![“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]](https://images.taxscan.in/h-upload/2025/09/22/500x300_2089683-cement-and-steel-cestat-ramco-cements-cenvat-credit-taxscan.webp "“User Test” Theory Classifies Cement and Steel Items Used for Own Plant Construction as Inputs: CESTAT Allows Ramco Cements to Avail CENVAT Credit [Read Order]")